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Ivy League Championnships
Women's Swimming and Diving Ready for Ivy League Championships
2/17/2026 4:30:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
The competition will be hosted by Princeton from February 18th-21st
The meet, which is taking place from February 18-21, will begin on Wednesday evening with the finals of the 200-medley relay and 800-free relay. The rest of the week, prelims will begin at 11 a.m. every morning, with finals set for 6 p.m. every evening.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Visit the Ivy League's championship central for up to date information on the championships including ticket information, media credential forms, and more.
Every day of the championships will be streamed via ESPN+. A full schedule of all of the events, along with stream information for each day can be found HERE. Stream links for the finals each night are also available on Columbia Women's Swimming and Diving's 2026 schedule page.
Live results for every day of the competition will be available HERE.
Follow @CULionsWSD on Twitter and Instagram for a recap of each day's events and announcements for any major accomplishments from the Lions.
LAST TIME OUT
The Columbia women's swimming and diving team closed the regular season in emphatic at the end of January, defeating Dartmouth, 165-135, at Percy Uris Natatorium on Senior Day.
Columbia set the tone early in the pool, winning the opening 200 medley relay as the quartet of Shaelyn Shields, Ashley Hong, Ella Chan, and Sally Ma touched first in 1:41.75 to grab an early lead.
Ma had a great afternoon in her final regular season competition, winning the 50 freestyle (23.18) and finishing second in the 100 free (50.62). Hong dominated the middle of the meet with victories in both the 200 IM (2:03.75) and 200 breaststroke (2:17.11). Natalia Diaz added another win for Columbia, capturing the 100 breaststroke in 1:03.43, as Columbia swept the top two spots in the event.
In the backstroke events, Shields picked up a victory in the 100 back (55.94) and added a runner-up finish in the 200 back, while Lorelai Page claimed first in the 200 back (1:59.14). Chan contributed key points across multiple events, including a second-place finish in the 100 fly.
On the boards, senior Chloe Leung capped her final home meet in dominant fashion, sweeping both diving events. Leung captured first place in the 3-meter dive with a score of 295.65 before following with a victory on the 1-meter (275.63). Valeriya Bondarenko added points with fourth-place finishes in both events to round out a strong showing on the boards.
Also at the BU Invite earlier this month, the Lions were led by a standout weekend from Sophie Kloppenburg, who captured first place in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.80 and then went on to win the 100 free with a time of 51.39. She also added a fourth-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:53.79).
LAST YEAR'S RESULTS
The Columbia women's swimming and diving team finished in sixth place with 622 points at the 2025 Ivy League Championships in New Jersey.
Princeton emerged victorious in the competition with a score of 1479. Harvard took second place with 1287.5 points. Yale placed third, scoring 1090.5 points.
Emily MacDonald won a bronze medal in the 100 free and setting a new program record in the process with a time of 48.85.
Ashley Hu also won bronze in the 100 breast with a time of 1:01.05.
Then, in the final event of the weekend, the 400 free relay team consisting of MacDonald, Sally Ma, Hutton Saunders, and Isabel Lee broke the program record with a time of 3:20.09 which was good for fourth place.
Ma, Saunders, and Lindsay Orringer were among the Lions' podium finishers with unfinished business heading into 2026.
THIS YEAR'S ROSTER
This year's Ivy League roster is listed below.
Seniors: Sally Ma, Lindsay Orringer, Hayley Reed, and Hutton Saunders.
Juniors: Mia Avansino, Natalia Diaz, Sophie Kloppenburg, Lorelai Page, Annabelle Kung, and Meredith Stewart.
Sophomores: Jilly MacNamara, Ashley Hong, Audrey Wolk, and Isabel Lee.
First-Years: Ella Chan, Alex Moore, Victoria Mori, Madeleine Rivard, Samantha Segerson, and Shaelyn Shields.
In addition, the divers competing in New Jersey are Chloe Leung, Valeriya Bondarenko, and Lily Sherman.
For heat sheets, click HERE.
ON DECK
Following the completion of the Ivy League Championships, the qualified divers will begin preparations for the NCAA Zone Diving competition on March 9.
For the latest on the Columbia women's swimming and diving program, follow @CULionsWSD and @CULionsDiving on Instagram and Twitter, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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